Chapter 20

Jane's heart was broken. She couldn't believe it. She had no idea that Maura would react this way, she had told her that she didn't care about him at all.

She decided to go back to the headquarters to close the case and then she would try to call Maura.

She cried all the way to the station and hoped Maura could find it in her heart to forgive her.

"How are you holding up Rizzoli?" Dean asked.

"I'm… I just…" She couldn't finish her sentence as she started crying. Dean hugged her tightly.

"There there, you girls will make up eventually and everything will go back to normal."

"It's not like I just threw away her favorite dress, I shot her father, her father whom is now dead."

"Did you know?"

"Did I know what?"

"Did you know he was her father?"

"Yes I did, we found out yesterday. She didn't tell anyone but me."

"You know this will soon get out, they will start harassing her and dig up a lot from her personal life. Soon everyone will know that Dr. Maura Isles is the daughter of mobster Paddy Doyle. They're probably going to come after you too."

"What? Why me?"

"Because you were her best friend and you shot him. The media is going to eat that up."

"But what can I do Dean?"

"Right now, you can just come with me to a bar and drink up your sorrows, because they will handle the case without us. Come on." Dean said and dragged Jane out of the station. "So, where is the best pub in Boston?"

"It's the dirty robber, it's not far away from here actually."

Jane led the way and when they got in they were seated in a booth and Dean ordered beer for both of them.

"Come on Jane. Just let Maura cool off. She might need you to be her punching bag for a little while and if you are really determined to make up with her you will just have to take it."

"Since when are you an expert in women advice?"

"Trust me, I've had my share."

"Oh, I believe that." Jane said and finally smiled.

"I didn't mean it like that…"

"Like what?"

"I didn't mean I was some sort of a man whore…" And at that exact moment the waiter brought them their beers. He gave Dean a look which caused Jane to laugh. "Well, nice to see you happy again Rizzoli." Jane smiled "But like I said, I didn't mean it like that, I mean, I have got four sisters. I am in the middle so I have sure had my share of women's problems. I'd almost call myself an expert."

"Four sisters? Wow, that is a lot." Jane said surprised and had a sip of her beer.

"Yeah, trust me, that is even more than you'd possibly imagine. The older ones are two and five years older than me. My sister Maria is the oldest, she works as a kindergarten teacher. The second one is Greta, she is a neurosurgeon. Then the two younger ones are Charlotte the lawyer, she is two years younger than me and then there is Sofia, she is seven years younger than me and she is still in school."

"You sound like a good brother, knowing what they all do and their names." Jane grinned and had forgotten how sad she was about Maura.

"So now is your turn. What about your family?"

"Uhm, I have a mom, and a dad, he is actually a plumber. Then there's my brother Frankie, who is two years younger than me, he is a police officer and then there's Tommy, he is uhm, not doing anything."

"Okay. So what are your hobbies?"

"Hobbies, uhm work of course, I mean, that's not really my hobby but you know what I mean, and then I like sports. Especially baseball. I used to play as a kid, and so did my brother's. Frankie almost made it to pros but he threw out his arm in one game and hasn't played since." Jane said. "Your turn."

"Hobbies, let's see… I like reading, I like baseball too, but mostly work just keeps me busy all the time." Dean said.

"I know what you mean. I haven't been to a game in a really long time, I ought to try to go sometime."

"Girls in theory like that I'm an agent, but as soon as they realize how much time I have to spend at work they bail…"

"Oh poor little Dean, all he wants is a girl to snuggle with at night and read the morning paper with before he goes to work."

"What about you Rizzoli? Anything going on with you?"

"I don't want to talk about it."

"Okay then. It's fine, I'm only here to try to make you feel better."

They talked for hours and drank more beer, and at some point they went to drink shots and after that everything was blurry to Jane.

She woke up the next morning thinking about Maura. Then she realized she was naked, she was in her apartment and it looked like someone had slept right next to her. She had a massive headache and trying to stand up was really hard. She found her tank top on the floor, right next to it was her shorts and undies which she struggled to put on before she stood up and walked out into the living room. She smelled Maura's coffee. She had forgotten all about yesterday's fight until she was greeted.

"Good morning. Did you sleep well?"

Jane wanted to scream. It wasn't Maura that had spent the night and made them coffee, no, it was Dean.